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Shakespeare's Globe on Screen 2 (2016-2018)

An actor sitting on a table decorated with flowers starring in A Midsummer Night's Dream from the Shakespeare's Globe on Screen 2 collection
Gemma Arterton starring in The Duchess of Malfi from the Shakespeare's Globe on Screen 2 collection

These 9 landmark productions include two from Emma Rice's tenure as Artistic Director and the first production from the indoor Jacobean theatre, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. These films showcase the Globe's two unique playing spaces on Bankside and how different artists respond to them. Each performance transports viewers directly into the standing yard of the world famous Globe or the magical candlelit interior of the captivating Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Highlights of the collection include:

The Duchess of Malfi
Featuring Hollywood star Gemma Arterton in the title role, this is a thrilling combination of brilliant coups de théâtre, horrific set-pieces, and vivid characters, all lit by Webster's obsessional imagination. This most intimate Jacobean tragedy proved a truly sensational curtain-raiser for the Globe's very first season in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. This is the first ever theatrical production to be filmed entirely in candlelight.

Measure for Measure
Boasting a superb cast and marking the final summer production from artistic director Dominic Dromgoole, the play is a wickedly black comedy of secret identities, sexual politics, and manipulation. The production features stellar performances from Mariah Gale as Isabella, Dominic Rowan as Duke Vincent, and Kurt Egyiawan as Angelo.

The Merchant of Venice
Multi Tony and Olivier Award-winning stage and screen star Jonathan Pryce (Game of Thrones, Wolf Hall) takes the role of enigmatic Shylock alongside his own daughter Phoebe Pryce, playing Jessica, in Jonathan Munby's moving production of The Merchant of Venice. This iconic tale of the battle between greed and love, paired with Pryce's memorable interpretation, makes this a must see production.

Richard II
Simmering with both violence and comedic irony, Simon Godwin's Richard II features a tour de force performance from Charles Edwards (Downton Abbey, Philomena) in the title role. A production that delves into the meaning of kingship and the rising powers that can destroy it, the rich colours and lavish costumes of this sumptuous historical masterpiece transfer superbly to the screen.


Please note Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival on Screen 1, Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival on Screen 2 and Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival on Screen 3 are separate collections (a total of 30 plays performed at the Globe to Globe Festival in 2012).


Pair the films with other performances, playtexts and critical texts including those in: